The creative arts can relate to many forms of the arts embodied in action and practice among them (but not restricted to) drama, dance and musical performance, visual arts, writing, publishing, graphic arts, cartooning, film, multi media and design.

In Humane

To be humane is to have or show compassion or benevolence.

Being concerned with the alleviation of suffering.

To interact with care, consideration and respect.

Medicine

the word medicine is from the Latin ars medicina, meaning the art of healing.

Broadly speaking the practice of medicine is to be

active in the prevention and treatment of illness.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Arts are Alive and Thriving in Medicial Education proven by the over 100 excellent
international submissions received for consideration for the upcoming book, “Creative Arts in Humane Medicine”. Here
are just a few of the institutions represented:

Sunday, October 14, 2012

It has been a busy several weeks as we have received an overwhelming response to our call for abstracts for the book, "Creative Arts in Humane Medicine". Medical Educators, Physicians, Scientists, Psychiatrists, Nurse Educators, Practitioners, Therapists and Clinicians and students from medical schools, universities and health organizations across Canada, the U.S., U.K. and abroad, educators and health professionals
with varied and extensive experience, have submitted novel ideas and approaches describing their work in the arts and health/medical education. Clearly the arts in medical education are alive and thriving and this new text is shaping up to be a helpful resource in a growing area of study. We are still open to hearing from those who may like to submit an abstract which describes how they use the arts in medical education to help foster humane medicine. The due date for submissions has been extended to October 22. See call for papers

About this Book

is a resource for medical educators and medical students as well asthose engaged in Medical Humanities, Public Health, Health Promotion, Social Work and the Social Services and the allied health professions featuring research as well as illustrative examples of the creative arts in action for humane medicine...

…the book features contributions from physicians, medical educators and researchers, allied health professionals across Canada, the U.S., U.K. and Australia, as well as medical students, residents, artists and others advocating for change showing how the creative arts in many forms can contribute towardhumane medicine.”

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